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What is “simple church,” or “home church?” God is restoring New Covenant revelation to His people, and we are beginning to grasp to a much greater degree the spiritual truth that “church” does not constitute buildings and institutions, but rather “church” is who we ARE. We are also discovering that “church” is not about going or doing, but it is about becoming that living temple for our Living God. Of course, we know that it is our Lord’s desire for His church to gather together at times. “Simple church” is about returning to a New Covenant way of gathering together as the church. “Simple church,” or “home church,” are terms used to define those times when the church gathers together, usually in a home, to share a meal together and to encourage one another. This “gathering together of the church” is a time for each and every member of the body of Christ to bring their “portion,” by the Spirit of God, so that the body of Christ might be built up in the Lord. All of this takes place under the direct Headship of Jesus Christ alone, but with authentic accountability within the body of Christ.. “Simple church” is “real.” Simple church is relational ~ family and friends. Simple church is the body of Christ, being. Wings continues to recognize with great respect how our God works through a variety of styles. Different isn’t better and it isn’t wrong, it is just different. The term simple church is not intended to imply that other paths are complicated, but it describes this format—plain, not fancy, ordinary, basic. Simple church is going to be one of God’s resources for the end-time harvest and is a complement to the more familiar conventional formats. It is with continued honor for God’s on-going work within the more traditional paradigm of the Church, but with an undeniable desire to follow His commission, that we take this step ‘back’ to a New Testament model to see more distinctly how He would have us move forward. Breaking Bread House to House Simplicity of Heart Scripture references: Acts 7:48, 8:3, 17:24; Rom. 16:5; I Cor. 3:16, 11:20-33 [communion was not only the bread and cup, but an entire meal, known as the love feast], 12:1-31, 14:26, 16:19; II Cor. 6:16; Eph. 1:22-23, 2:21-22, 4:12-16; Col. 1:18, 4:15; Philemon 2; Heb. 10:25; I Peter 2:4-5 Also : Please visit : http://www.house2house.net and http://www.barna.org for additional insights.
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